Peak Population		Latest Population
Rank	Nation	City	Year	Population	Year	Population	Change from Peak	Annual Rate
1	US	St. Louis	1950	857,000	1999	334,000	-61.0%	-1.905%
2	Estonia	Talinn	1990	479,000	1998	415,000	-13.4%	-1.777%
3	Latvia	Riga	1990	910,000	1998	797,000	-12.4%	-1.644%
4	Greece	Athens	1980	867,000	1990	748,000	-13.7%	-1.466%
5	US	Pittsburgh	1950	677,000	1998	341,000	-49.6%	-1.419%
6	UK	Coventry	1981	337,000	1991	293,000	-13.1%	-1.389%
7	US	Buffalo	1950	580,000	1998	301,000	-48.1%	-1.357%
8	US	Detroit	1950	1,850,000	1998	970,000	-47.6%	-1.336%
9	Mexico	Mexico City	1980	9,377,000	1990	8,236,000	-12.2%	-1.289%
10	US	Cleveland	1950	915,000	1998	496,000	-45.8%	-1.268%
11	Denmark	Kobenhavn	1950	768,000	1992	465,000	-39.5%	-1.188%
12	UK	Sheffield	1981	558,000	1991	500,000	-10.4%	-1.092%
13	Italy	Genova	1971	844,000	1991	679,000	-19.5%	-1.082%
14	UK	Manchester	1931	766,000	1991	403,000	-47.4%	-1.065%
15	Italy	Milano	1971	1,687,000	1991	1,369,000	-18.9%	-1.039%
16	Netherlands	Hague	1960	605,000	1990	445,000	-26.4%	-1.019%
17	UK	Belfast	1951	444,000	1991	295,000	-33.6%	-1.017%
18	Germany	Duisburg	1980	592,000	1990	535,000	-9.6%	-1.007%
19	Ukraine	Odessa	1991	1,101,000	1998	1,027,000	-6.7%	-0.989%
20	UK	Liverpool	1931	857,000	1991	479,000	-44.1%	-0.965%
21	Italy	Bologna	1971	487,000	1991	404,000	-17.0%	-0.930%
22	Ukraine	Kharkov	1991	1,623,000	1998	1,521,000	-6.3%	-0.923%
23	Slovenia	Ljubjiana	1991	276,000	1998	259,000	-6.2%	-0.904%
24	US	Washington	1950	802,000	1998	523,000	-34.8%	-0.887%
25	Italy	Napoli	1971	1,267,000	1991	1,067,000	-15.8%	-0.855%
26	Italy	Torino	1971	1,142,000	1991	963,000	-15.7%	-0.849%
27	US	Cincinnati	1950	504,000	1998	336,000	-33.3%	-0.841%
28	US	Minneapolis	1950	522,000	1998	352,000	-32.6%	-0.818%
29	US	Baltimore	1950	950,000	1998	646,000	-32.0%	-0.800%
30	Bulgaria	Sofia	1990	1,190,000	1998	1,117,000	-6.1%	-0.788%
31	US	New Orleans	1960	628,000	1998	466,000	-25.8%	-0.782%
32	UK	Glasgow	1931	1,088,000	1991	681,000	-37.4%	-0.778%
33	US	Boston	1950	801,000	1998	555,000	-30.7%	-0.761%
34	US	Philadelphia	1950	2,072,000	1998	1,436,000	-30.7%	-0.761%
35	Belgium	Brussels	1950	183,000	1990	136,000	-25.7%	-0.739%
36	US	Newark	1930	442,000	1998	268,000	-39.4%	-0.733%
37	Ukraine	Donetsk	1991	1,121,000	1998	1,065,000	-5.0%	-0.729%
38	Spain	Barcelona	1971	1,828,000	1998	1,506,000	-17.6%	-0.715%
39	Canada	Montreal	1971	1,214,000	1996	1,016,000	-16.3%	-0.710%
40	Russia	St. Petersburg	1989	4,460,000	1997	4,216,000	-5.5%	-0.701%
41	Germany	Munchen	1980	1,315,000	1990	1,229,000	-6.5%	-0.674%
42	Netherlands	Rotterdam	1961	731,000	1993	590,000	-19.3%	-0.667%
43	Hungary	Budapest	1981	2,060,000	1998	1,839,000	-10.7%	-0.665%
44	Germany	Dusseldorf	1960	702,000	1990	576,000	-17.9%	-0.657%
45	Ireland	Dublin	1969	545,000	1989	478,000	-12.3%	-0.654%
46	US	Milwaukee	1960	741,000	1998	578,000	-22.0%	-0.652%
47	France	Marseilles	1940	914,000	1990	661,000	-27.7%	-0.646%
48	Japan	Osaka	1965	3,156,000	1995	2,602,000	-17.6%	-0.641%
49	France	Lyon	1950	536,000	1990	415,000	-22.6%	-0.638%
50	Germany	Leipzig	1939	707,000	1990	511,000	-27.7%	-0.635%
51	Portugal	Lisboa	1961	818,000	1991	678,000	-17.1%	-0.624%
52	Sweden	Stockholm	1960	808,000	1989	674,000	-16.6%	-0.623%
53	UK	Leeds	1961	511,000	1991	424,000	-17.0%	-0.620%
54	Italy	Firenze	1971	456,000	1991	403,000	-11.6%	-0.616%
55	Netherlands	Amsterdam	1961	868,000	1993	713,000	-17.9%	-0.613%
56	Germany	Koln	1980	1,014,000	1990	954,000	-5.9%	-0.608%
57	Poland	Lodz	1989	852,000	1998	807,000	-5.3%	-0.601%
58	Norway	Oslo	1970	488,000	1990	434,000	-11.1%	-0.585%
59	Russia	Moscow	1989	8,782,000	1997	8,405,000	-4.3%	-0.547%
60	Spain	Madrid	1981	3,159,000	1998	2,881,000	-8.8%	-0.540%
61	US	Chicago	1950	3,621,000	1998	2,802,000	-22.6%	-0.533%
62	Germany	Dresden	1939	630,000	1990	485,000	-23.0%	-0.512%
63	US	Kansas City	1970	507,000	1998	442,000	-12.8%	-0.489%
64	Germany	Bremen	1970	606,000	1990	551,000	-9.1%	-0.475%
65	Germany	Berlin	1939	4,339,000	1990	3,434,000	-20.9%	-0.458%
66	UK	Bristol	1951	444,000	1991	370,000	-16.7%	-0.455%
67	France	Paris	1921	2,906,000	1990	2,152,000	-25.9%	-0.434%
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